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Genesis 48:8-22

8AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beheldJoseph’ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andsaidH559,Whoarethese?

9AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559untohisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,Theyaremysonsבָּנַ֣יba.NaiH1121,whomGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414mehereH2088.AndhesaidH559,Bringthem,Ipraythee, untome,andIwillblessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃va.'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.

10Nowtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weredimforage,sothathecouldnotseeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200.AndhebroughtH5066themnearuntohim;andhekissedH5401them,andembracedH2263them.

11AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,IhadnotthoughttoseeH7200thyfaceפָנֶ֖יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440:and,lo,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathletmeseeH7200thyseedH2233alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH3318themoutfrombetweenhisknees;andhebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfwithhisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639totheearthH776.

13AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130tookH3947themboth,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669inhisrightבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225handH3225towardIsrael’slefthandH3225,andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519inhislefthandH3225towardIsrael’srightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225handH3225,andbroughtthemnearuntohim.

14AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outhisrightיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027,andlaidituponEphraim’sheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218,whowastheyoungerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810,andhislefthandH3027uponManasseh’sheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218, guidinghishandsH3027wittingly;forManassehH4519wasthefirst-born.

15AndheblessedH1288Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,andsaidH559,TheGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430beforewhommyfathersאֲבֹתַ֤י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327didwalkהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980,theGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430whohath fedmeallmylifelonguntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,

16theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֩ha.mal.'oKhH4397whohathredeemedהַגֹּאֵ֨לha.go.'ElH1350mefromallevilH7451,blessיְבָרֵךְ֮ye.va.reKhH1288theladsהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288;andletmynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034benamedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034onthem,andthenameH8034ofmyfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֑קve.yitz.ChakH3327;andletthemgrowintoamultitudeH7230inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17AndwhenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200thathisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1laidhisrightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027upontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofEphraimH669,itdispleasedhim:andheheldH8551uphisfather’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1handיַד־yad-H3027,toremoveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493itfromEphraim’sheadרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218untoManasseh’sheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,NotsoH3651,myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1;forthisisthefirst-born;putשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thyrightיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225uponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

19Andhisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedH3985,andsaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045it,mysonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it;healsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbecomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961apeopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971,andhealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961greatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431: howbeithisyoungerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shallbeH1961greaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431thanhe,andhisseedH2233shallbecomeH1961amultitudeofnationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

20AndheblessedH1288themthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמוֹר֒le.mOrH559,IntheewillIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478blessH1288,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430makeH7760theeasEphraimכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםke.'ef.Ra.yimH669andasManassehוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הve.khim.na.ShehH4519:andhesetH7760Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669beforeManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Behold,Idieמֵ֑תMetH4191:butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961withyou,andbringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725youagainuntothelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofyourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

22MoreoverIhavegivenנָתַ֧תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414totheeoneאַחַ֖ד'a.ChadH259portionabovethybrethren,whichItookH3947outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567withmyswordבְּחַרְבִּ֖יbe.char.BiH2719andwithmybowוּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פu.ve.kash.TiH7198.

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